A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

trabecula Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with T » trabecula ... trading post » trabecula


trabecula
noun trabeculae
    1. anatomy.
      Any beam-like structure, especially a supporting one that goes across a cavity or one that divides an organ, such as the heart, into chambers.
    2. bot.
      Any similar structure that is found in some plant cavities.
Derivative: trabecular
adj
    Etymology: 19c: Latin, a diminutive of trabs beam.



    Click Here